Sat 25 January 2020
The other genius of Terry Jones
Marion Turner praises the Python's love of history – and how it informed his comedy
25/01/2020 … In 2013, Terry Jones said that he wanted to be remembered not for the Life of Brian or the Meaning of Life, but as a children’s book writer and for his "academic…
Fri 24 January 2020
The car battery died...
24/01/2020 … Tweets of the week I’m never jogging behind a Council van in Winter again, he said through gritted teeth.
Comedy About a Bank Robbery to close
West End run ends after four years
24/01/2020 … The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is to end its West End run after four years.
Of course I like his spiky take on liberal certainty...
Geoff Norcott picks his comedy favourites
24/01/2020 … As Geoff Norcott, the Tory-voting, Brexit-backing comedian from the Mash Report heads out on tour, he shares some of his comedy favourites.
Red faces over blue passport
Daily Express falls for Monty Python spoof
24/01/2020 … The Daily Express has long lobbied to bring back blue passports as some tangible benefit of Brexit.
What else could you see for Dave Chappelle's £316?
Just 18 nights of the best names in British comedy...
24/01/2020 … You could go to a different comedy show for 18 consecutive nights, seeing some of the biggest names in British comedy, for the price of a single ticket to see Dave…
Dave Chappelle adds more dates
But they too sell out instantly, unless you've got hundreds of pounds to spare
24/01/2020 … Dave Chappelle has added five more nights to his run of dates in London.